"The Night Chicago Died ""The Night Chicago Died"" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out between the Chicago Police and members of the Al Capone Syndicate. The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman. The song is featured in the theatrical trailer of the 2000 comedy-drama film"
"be content with a #96 placing. However, the follow-up song ""The Night Chicago Died"", set in the Prohibition era with reference to Al Capone, had no such competition and despite contractual hassles preventing the band from performing the song in America, it would top the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The Night Chicago Died sold over three million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in August 1974. Also in 1974 the band released its second of two studio albums, ""Paper Lace and Other Bits of Material"" (1974). The band line-up covering the three hit single releases consisted of"
"1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup. In the 1970s some artists stood out. Herman Brood became the ultimate Rock 'n Roll icon. He even scored a hit in the US with Saturday Night. He became the epitome of the ""rock'n'roll junkie"" he sang about. As an artist he was in the media until his suicide in 2001. Other bands from the 70s: Pussycat (lead singer Toni Willé) whose song Mississippi hit the charts at number 1 in Netherlands in 1975 and many other countries including UK in 1976, Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus"
"Peter Cetera Peter Paul Cetera ( ; born September 13, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago (1967–1985), before launching a successful solo career. His career as a recording artist encompasses seventeen albums with Chicago and eight solo albums. With ""If You Leave Me Now"", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago garnered its first Grammy Award. It was also the group's first number one single. As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached"
"Robert Lamm Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter who came to fame as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including ""Questions 67 & 68"", ""Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"", ""Beginnings"", ""25 or 6 to 4"", ""Saturday in the Park"", ""Dialogue (Part I & II)"" and ""Harry Truman"". Lamm was born on October 13, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents had a collection of jazz records, which were an early influence on him. As a youth, he performed in"
"Jimmy Snyder (musician) James ""Jimmy"" Snyder (born 1934) is an American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Wheeling, West Virginia who charted on the country and western music billboards in the 1960s and 1970s and gained recognition for his work on the West coast country music scene, leading the house band at North Hollywood’s historic Palomino Club. He became a prominent figurehead on the LA country scene during the 1970s, with strong influence. Snyder played the Grand Ole Opry in May 1970 with his biggest hit, “The Chicago Story.” Jimmy Snyder and the Palomino Riders won their first ACM (Academy"
"Terry Kath Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American musician and songwriter, best known a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles. He has been praised by the band for his guitar skills and Ray Charles-influenced vocal style. Growing up in a musical family, Kath took up a variety of instruments in his teens, including the drums and banjo. He played bass in a number of bands in the mid-1960s, before settling on the guitar when forming the group"
"Stay the Night (Chicago song) ""Stay the Night"" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album ""Chicago 17"" (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The song features noted session drummer Jeff Porcaro taking the place of Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine. This song is also remembered for its music video, filmed in and around the Los Angeles River. It shows Peter Cetera chasing a hard-to-get lady,"
"According to ""Billboard"", Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 40 million units in the US, with 23 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 8, 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Notes: Live albums Remix albums Compilation albums In 1969, Chicago appeared at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, the same one day rock festival that produced John Lennon's ""Live"
"had a hit ""How Do You Do"" (1972) in the US chart. Herman Brood became the ultimate Rock 'n Roll icon. He even scored a hit in the US with ""Saturday Night"". He became the epitome of the ""rock'n'roll junkie"" he sang about. As an artist he was in the media until his suicide in 2001. Other bands from the 1970s: Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus whose ""Hocus Pocus"" (1973) was a hit and still Golden Earring with their greatest hit ever: ""Radar Love"" (1974), which was in the Top 10 in the US. The late 1970s"
"summer of that year. When ""Chicago 17"" was released in 1984, it became the veteran band's most successful selling album in their history, eventually going on to sell over six million copies in the United States alone. All four singles released from the album were sung by Cetera, including three which he co-wrote, and all of them charted in the top twenty: ""Stay the Night"" (number sixteen), ""Hard Habit to Break"" (number three), ""You're the Inspiration"" (number three) and ""Along Comes a Woman"" (number fourteen). With the advent of the music video and the growing popularity of MTV, Cetera became"
"behalf. Terry Kath Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American musician and songwriter, best known a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singles. He has been praised by the band for his guitar skills and Ray Charles-influenced vocal style. Growing up in a musical family, Kath took up a variety of instruments in his teens, including the drums and banjo. He played bass in a number of bands in the mid-1960s, before settling on the guitar when forming the"
"Cherry Laine Sofia Ejano (born January 4, 1943), who performs under the name Cherry Laine, is a Jamaican singer based in Germany and contracted to CBS. She is known for disco hits ""A Night in Chicago"" (1977) and ""Catch the Cat"" (1978), which was number one in Spain for two weeks. She issued one album, ""I'm Hot"" (CBS 83608), which was recorded at Europasound Studios with arrangements by producer Bernt Möhrle, known for his work with Chilly, and Stefan Klinkhammer, who collaborated with Frank Farian on Boney M. Ejano was born in Cameroon. She lived in Switzerland and later in"
"adults who grew up during the 1940s and early 1950s, and not the rock record-buying youth); his most successful hits of the decade were ""It's Impossible"" (1970) and the Don McLean song ""And I Love Her So"" (1973). Two of popular music's most successful artists died within eight weeks of each other in 1977. Elvis Presley, the best-selling singer of all time, died on August 16, 1977. Presley's funeral was held at Graceland, on Thursday, August 18, 1977. Bing Crosby, who sold about half a billion records, died October 14, 1977. His single, White Christmas, remains as the best selling"
"single of all time, confirmed by the Guinness Records. The early seventies also marked the deaths of rock legends Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, gospel great Mahalia Jackson and Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas. The decade also saw the plane crash in 1977 in which three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed. Elton John became the decade's biggest solo pop star, releasing diverse styles of music that ranged from ballads to arena rock; some his most popular songs included ""Crocodile Rock"", ""Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"", ""Bennie and the Jets"", ""Philadelphia Freedom"" and ""Don't Go Breaking My"
"Floyd Jones Floyd Jones (July 21, 1917 – December 19, 1989) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after World War II, and a number of his recordings are regarded as classics of the Chicago blues idiom. His song ""On the Road Again"" was a top 10 hit for Canned Heat in 1968. Notably for a blues artist of his era, several of his songs have economic or social themes, such as ""Stockyard Blues"" (which refers to a strike at the"
"Mitch Margo Mitchell Stuart Margo (May 25, 1947 – November 24, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter. Margo was a professional recording artist by the age of 14. Along with brother Phil Margo, he was a member of The Tokens. The vocal group is best known for its hit recording of ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"", which rose to #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961. Other hits by The Tokens include: ""Tonight I Fell In Love"" (which Mitch Margo co-wrote), ""I hear Trumpets Blow"" (written by Mitch Margo), ""He’s In Town"", and"
"Kander and Ebb Kander and Ebb were a highly successful American songwriting team consisting of composer John Kander (born March 18, 1927) and lyricist Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004). Known primarily for their stage musicals, which include ""Cabaret"" and ""Chicago"", Kander and Ebb also scored several movies, including Martin Scorsese's ""New York, New York"". Their most famous song is the theme song of that movie. Recorded by many artists, ""New York, New York"" became a signature song for Frank Sinatra. The team also became associated with two actresses, Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, for whom they"
"that became Chicago. His guitar playing was an important component of the group's sound from the start of their career, and he sang lead on several of the group's singles. He used a number of different guitars, but eventually became identified with the Fender Telecaster fitted with a humbucker pickup and decorated with numerous stickers. Kath was also said to be Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist. Kath struggled with health issues and drug abuse towards the end of the 1970s. He died in January 1978 from an accidental gunshot wound to the head. The bereavement tempted Chicago to consider disbanding, but"
"Blue""; Wolinski also had a small acting role. In the 1960s Wolinski formed a short lived band in Chicago called The Electric Band. They played regularly at a club called The Cellar. In the late 1970s Wolinski joined Rufus as a keyboardist and songwriter. He co-wrote or solely wrote their songs ""Hollywood"", ""Street Player"" (later recorded by co-writer Danny Seraphine's band Chicago), ""Everlasting Love"" (not to be confused with the Robert Knight hit with the same title), ""Do You Love What You Feel"", and the 1983 hit single ""Ain't Nobody,"" which reached #1 on the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. Wolinski"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"Steve Goodman Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song ""City of New Orleans,"" which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including Joan Baez, John Denver and Judy Collins; in 1985, it received a Grammy award for best country song, as performed by Willie Nelson. Goodman had a small but dedicated group of fans for his albums and concerts during his lifetime, and is generally considered a musician's musician. His most frequently sung song is the Chicago Cubs anthem, ""Go, Cubs, Go"". Goodman died"
"the Street"" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger, ""The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"" by Cher, and ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"" by Tight Fit. The 1990s brought a 1970s revival. The films ""Dazed and Confused"", ""Detroit Rock City"", ""Casino"", ""The Stoned Age"", ""The Brady Bunch Movie"" and its sequel (both of which were remakes of the popular early '70s TV show ""The Brady Bunch""), and ""Boogie Nights"" (in which the first part of this film took place in the late '70s) were released, along with a revival of 1970s disco and pop led by artists such as the"
"Lincoln Chase Lincoln R. Chase (June 29, 1926 – October 6, 1980) was an African-American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were ""Such a Night"", ""Jim Dandy"", and several of Shirley Ellis' hits in the early 1960s including ""The Name Game"" and ""The Clapping Song"". Chase was born in New York City, the only child of West Indian immigrants. Lorenzo, his father, was born in Cuba and his mother, Edith (or Elizabeth), was a native of the British West Indies. He was raised in New York City. His wife was Monica D. Chase. His"
"popular music's most successful artists died within six weeks of each other in 1977: Elvis Presley (on August 16) and Bing Crosby (on October 14). Presley—whose top 1970s hit was ""Burning Love"" in 1972— ranked among the top artists of the rock era, while Crosby was among the most successful pre-rock era artists. The early seventies also marked the deaths of rock legends Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix as well as the plane crash in 1977 in which three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed. Music history of the United States in the 1970s Popular music of the"
"about eighty singles by approximately thirty-seven artists. Mel London Mel London (April 9, 1932 – May 16, 1975) was a songwriter, record producer, and record label owner. He was active in the Chicago blues and R&B scenes in the 1950s and 1960s. London is best known for his compositions for Chicago blues artists Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Junior Wells as well as being the record producer and owner of Chief Records (and its Profile Records and Age Records subsidiaries). In 1954, Mel London wrote the first of several hit songs for the blues and R&B markets. His"
"only for sales in Europe — for ""Tequila"". Flores died on September 19, 2006 as a consequence of complications of pneumonia. Danny Flores Danny Flores (born Daniel Flores; July 11, 1929 – September 19, 2006), also known by his stage name Chuck Rio, was an American rock and roll saxophonist. He is best remembered for his self-penned song ""Tequila"", which he recorded with The Champs, and which reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Flores was born in Santa Paula, California and grew up in Long Beach. He was interested in the guitar from an early age, first performing"
"Philip Margo Philip ""Phil"" Margo (born April 1, 1942, Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician and author who is a longtime member of The Tokens, as was his late brother Mitch Margo. They are best known for their hit recording of ""The Lion Sleeps Tonight"" which rose to #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961. Other hits by The Tokens included ""Tonight I Fell In Love"", ""I Hear Trumpets Blow"", ""He's In Town"" and ""Portrait of My Love"". Margo is the author of the 2010 science fiction novel, ""The Null Quotient"". In"
"played by Ingrid Anderson with Debbie Evans as stunt double, and features car-chases, notably featuring a red convertible Oldsmobile 442, and various stunts which Cetera supposedly performed himself. It was directed by Gilbert Bettman, Jr. Stay the Night (Chicago song) ""Stay the Night"" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album ""Chicago 17"" (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The song features noted session drummer"
"Billy Paul Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 #1 single, ""Me and Mrs. Jones"", as well as the 1973 album and single ""War of the Gods"" which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences. He was one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Paul was identified by his diverse vocal style which ranged from mellow and soulful to low and raspy."
"Eddy Miller, daughter Annette, son Donald, daughter Laurian and son Mark. Charles Miller (musician) Charles Miller (June 2, 1939 - June 14, 1980) was an American musician best known as the saxophonist and flutist for multicultural Californian funk band War and the single person most responsible for the creating of the classic and 1975 #1 hit ""Low Rider"", on which he also sang the lead part. Miller was born in Olathe, Kansas, moved with his family to Los Angeles two years later, and eventually settled in Long Beach, California. His father was also a musician who featured with organist Paul"
"with ""Goodnight Tonight"" (1979), Queen with ""Another One Bites the Dust"" (1980), the Rolling Stones with ""Miss You"" (1978) and ""Emotional Rescue"" (1980), Electric Light Orchestra's ""Shine a Little Love"" and ""Last Train to London"" (both 1979), Chicago did ""Street Player"" (1979), the Kinks did ""(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"" (1979), the Grateful Dead did ""Shakedown Street"", and the J. Geils Band did ""Come Back"" (1980). Even hard rock group KISS jumped in with ""I Was Made For Lovin' You"" (1979). Ringo Starr's album ""Ringo the 4th"" (1978) features a strong disco influence. The disco sound was also adopted"
"Barbara Acklin Barbara Jean Acklin (February 28, 1943 – November 27, 1998) was an American soul singer and songwriter, who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her biggest hit as a singer was ""Love Makes a Woman"" (1968). As a songwriter, she is best known for co-writing the multi-million-selling ""Have You Seen Her"" (1971) with Eugene Record, lead singer of the Chi-Lites. Acklin was born in Oakland, California and moved with her family to Chicago, Illinois in 1948. She was encouraged to sing as a child; by the age of 11, she sang regularly as a soloist at"